WINDOWS TIPS AND TRICK

1. Click the Windows 'Start' button. Type 'event viewer' in the search text box and press 'Enter.' The Event Viewer is a utility available with each Windows operating system. It lets you view error messages in the Windows log files.
2. Click the arrow next to the 'Windows Logs' icon. This expands a list of options. Click the 'Applications' icon. In the center detail pane, a list of error messages are shown. Click the access violation error you want to analyze.
3. Review the first line in the error message. The first line tells you what application caused the error. Some access violation messages also show you the function in the program code where the error occurred. This is helpful when reporting the error to the developer.
4. Read the second line where a hexadecimal message is shown. This is the memory address where the error occurred. This is also helpful to the software developer. If any messages are included, the message is shown to the right of this memory address.

1. Follow the RegCure link in Resources. Download the software; then double-click the created desktop icon to launch the installation wizard and complete the setup.
2. Open 'RegCure.' There will be a list of options you can scan. Leave them all selected and click 'Scan.' This will take several minutes.
3. View the display off all the registry errors it has detected and click 'Remove.'
4. Select 'Yes' when asked if you are sure. You will then be asked to register the software. Click 'Cancel,' and RegCure will now remove all errors and correct runtime error 339 MSINET.OCX in the process.

1. Visit the 'msvcr70.dll' page at the following site:http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr70
2. Click the 'msvcr70.dll Free Download' link to open a pop-up window. Click the 'Download msvcr70.dll' link to retrieve the file. If you get a prompt, click 'Open' to open the compressed file that contains the DLL. If your browser automatically downloads the file, open the downloaded file when it finishes by double-clicking it.
3. Open Windows Explorer from the Start menu and browse to 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32.' Drag the 'msvcr70.dll' file to the 'SYSTEM32' folder you have open so you won't see the error the next time you run Winamp.

1. Click on 'Start' followed by 'All Programs,' 'Accessories,' 'System Tools' and 'System Restore.' Once the 'System Restore' box pops up, click on the 'System Restore Settings' link. Click on the 'Turn off System Restore' box on the 'System Restore' tab to uncheck it.
2. Restart your computer. Once it is booting back up, repeatedly press the 'F8' key to reach the system boot menu. Choose to boot in 'Safe Mode' by using the down arrows on the keypad to cycle down to the option, and then press 'Enter' to select it.
3. Navigate to 'C:\Program Files' or 'C:\windows\system32' folder to find any 'ShoppingBHO.dll' programs. The file may also be located under '%%ProfileFolder%%application datafcsb000062035toolbarshoppingbho.dll.' The file sizes of the shoppingbho.dll programs are 630,272 bytes , 638,976 bytes, 615,936 bytes, 646,144 bytes or 614,400 bytes. The 'Shopping.BHO.dll' files also have a specific id of 20FEC4E7-F7B7-438B-8191-33D2EFC5EBEA, 998A3C0C-8914-4D2A-AE36-BFA2E5AE6D5D or 91917DC6-93B9-4E62-B2D6-D39C9618C418.
4. Click on 'Start' followed by 'Run.' Type in 'regedit,' and then press 'Enter.' Once the registry editor opens, browse through the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM,' 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\,' 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG' and 'HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT' directories by clicking on the '+' icon next to the folders to extend the directories. Delete any 'ShoppingBHO.dll' registry entries by clicking on the 'ShoppingBHO.dll' file to select it. Right-click and then click on 'Delete' to remove any 'ShoppingBHO.dll' registry entries. Once you are done, close the registry editor and reboot your computer in normal mode.
5. Look through the directories on your computer. Delete any files or programs that have been infected by the 'ShoppingBHO.dll' file. Remove the programs by deleting them or by using the 'Add or Remove Programs' feature.
6. Open your Internet browser, and delete all of your temporary Internet files, browsing data, cache and any other browsing files. The 'ShoppingBHO.dll' file is now removed from your computer.

1. Create a new Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) project using the “Standard EXE” template. Click on “File” in the top VB6 menu and select “Save Project As.” The first prompt asks for a form name. Name the form “MyNotePad” and click “OK.” The next prompt asks for the project name. Name it “My Notepad” and click “OK.”
2. Click on “Project” in the top VB6 menu and select “Components.” Scroll down the list of components until you see “Microsoft Common Dialog Control 6.0.” Click on the checkbox next to this to add this control, and then click “OK.” Double-click on this control, which should be the last item in the toolbox on the left, to add it to the form.
3. Locate the Properties box on the right of the screen and double-click on the first item, “(Name).” Change the default name to “MyNotePad.\" Double-click on the “Caption” property and change this name to “My Note Pad.\"
4. Double-click on the TextBox icon in the toolbox panel on the left of the screen to add this to the form. Click on the new control and use the drag handles to enlarge the TextBox to nearly the size of the form itself. Locate the TextBox control in the Properties panel on the right of the screen and make these changes:<br /><br />(Name) = MyNote<br />Multiline = True<br />ScrollBars = 3-Both
5. Click “Tools” in the top VB6 menu and select “Menu Editor.” Make these changes in the Menu Editor box that opens, clicking “Next” after each of the first two menus and “Exit” after the last one as shown below:<br /><br />Caption = Print<br />Name = mnuPrint<br />Click “Next”<br />Caption = Save<br />Name = mnuSave<br />Click “Next”<br />Caption = Exit<br />Name = mnuExit<br />Click “OK”
6. Open the Code window by clicking on “View” and then “Code” in the top level VB6 menu. Type the following lines of code exactly as they appear below:<br /><br />Sub form_load()<br />End Sub<br />Function SaveMyNote(MyNote As Control, CommonDialog1 As CommonDialog, Filename As String) As Boolean<br />Dim fNum As Integer<br />On Error GoTo ExitNow<br />CommonDialog1.Filter = \"Text Files | *.txt\"<br />CommonDialog1.Filename = Filename<br />CommonDialog1.CancelError = True<br />CommonDialog1.ShowSave<br />Filename = CommonDialog1.Filename<br />fNum = FreeFile()<br />Open Filename For Output As #fNum<br />Print #fNum, MyNote.Text<br />GO<br />Close #fNum<br />SaveMyNote = True<br />ExitNow:<br />End Function<br />Private Sub mnuPrint_Click()<br />With CommonDialog1<br />.PrinterDefault = True<br />.ShowPrinter<br />Printer.Print MyNote.Text<br />Printer.EndDoc<br />End With<br />End Sub<br />Private Sub mnuSave_click()<br />Dim Filename As String<br />If SaveMyNote(MyNote, CommonDialog1, Filename) Then<br />MsgBox \"Your note has been saved to \" & Filename<br />End If<br />End Sub<br />Private Sub mnuExit_Click()<br />End<br />End Sub
7. Press “F5” to run the program. Type whatever you like in the box and print or save it using the menu items.

1. Login to the Windows operating system using your administrator name and password.
2. Click 'Start,' 'Control Panel,' 'System and Security,' and 'Administrative Tools.'
3. Double-click 'Event Viewer.' The Event Viewer opens.
4. Click the arrow next to 'Windows Logs,' then click 'Application' in the left pane of the Event Viewer.
5. Double-click the 'Side by Side' error located under the 'Source' heading of the Event Viewer. Note that you can click the 'Source' heading to view the error list in alphabetical order. The Event Properties window opens.
6. Click the 'General' tab of the Event Properties window and read the information to determine what resource you are missing. For example, if the information states that 'Microsoft.VC90.MFC, processorArchitecture='x86', publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b', type='win32', version='9.0.21022.8' could not be found,' it means you are missing '9.0.21022.8 version of Microsoft.VC90.MFC' and you must download it. If you are a less experienced user, click 'Event Log Online Help.' This will take you to a page that provides step by step instructions for how to fix your specific error.

1. Go online and log on to the Microsoft Windows Script website http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en (see the Resources section of this article) and download Microsoft’s runtime script update that will repair Error 429.
2. Click the "Download" button in the Microsoft website and click on the "Save" button in the "File Download-Security Warning" dialog window.
3. Download the update to a location chosen on your hard drive. Do this by clicking on the “Save" button in the "Save As" dialog window.
4. Locate the downloaded file in the hard drive location you selected in the previous step. Double-click the executable file and click on the "Run" button in the "Open File-Security Warning" dialog window.
5. Confirm the "Windows Script 5.6" update installation by clicking the "Yes" button. Click on "Yes" again after reading and agreeing to the Microsoft license agreement. After this, the update will install to your computer.
6. Click on the "OK" button in the "Windows Script 5.6 is now installed!" window to complete the installation process. Runtime Error 429 is now rectified.

1. First reboot your PC and when the Windows progress bar appears press the F8 key.
2. Once you press F8 the choices presented may include Recovery Console
(Recovery Console is an optional feature that is sometimes included in
startup so hopefully the manufacturer of your PC included it in your F8
options). If Recovery Console is not an F8 menu option then proceed to the next step. Skip to step 8 if the Recovery Console option is available.
3. Obtain a Windows XP or Windows 2000 installation CD/DVD, place the CD/DVD into the CD/DVD drive of your PC and then reboot the computer.
4. If the computer fails to boot from the CD/DVD disk then you will need to change the boot order of the PC so that the PC is configured to boot from the CD/DVD drive first. To change the boot order, reboot the PC and then look on the computer display for a message that instructs you to press a specific key to enter "Setup" (the key is usually F2, F12 or Del). Press the key QUICKLY and the display will then redirect to the Bios configuration pages for the PC motherboard. Navigate through the pages (usually using the up and down arrow keys, tab, and the page up and page down keys) until you find the "Boot Order" menu.
5. Next, move the CD/DVD drive to the top of the list.
6. Save the motherboard Bios boot order configuration by either navigating to the "Save and Exit" menu item or by pressing F10 (most motherboards support the F10 save configuration option).
7. Now reboot the computer with the Windows installation CD/DVD and let it run through the system check process. When the menu option to press R to enter the Recovery Console appear, press R (and in Windows 2000 press C to start the Recovery Console), and then select the Windows installation that you need to repair.
8. Once you have selected the Recovery Console your PC will display a command prompt and ask for your administrator password - enter the password and you will be logged into the Recovery Console.
9. The two options that you need to use to resolve the boot issue are Fixmbr and Fixboot. Fixmbr is a tool designed to repair a corrupt Master Boot Record on your hard drive. Fixboot is a tool designed to edit boot files such that they point to the correct location of the Windows system files. Type Fixboot and then press the Enter key and then reboot. If the issue is not resolved then go back into the Recovery Console and type Fixmbr, press the Enter key, and then reboot.

1. Navigate to the 'Resources' section of this article and download the 'RemoveWGA 1.2 program.' (It's free.)
2. Double click on the program (no installation required) and it will tell you WGA is running and ask if you want to remove it. Click 'Yes.'
3. The program will ask you to reboot your computer. Click 'Yes.' When the computer reboots, after you log in, you will see a prompt from Windows asking if you want to run RemoveWGA. Click on 'Run' and it will remove all traces of the Illegal Error Message in just a few seconds. Enjoy an illegal-error-messages-free screen!

1. Boot up your Windows XP computer. Click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop.
2. Click on the "Tools Menu" from the My Computer window. Select "Folder Options" and click "View." Scroll down and look for an option to see "hidden" files and folders.
3. Click on "Show Hidden Files and Folders." Look to see if the "Hide" Extensions" option is selected; if so, click on it to deselect. Click "OK" to commit this change.
4. Using Windows Explorer, you should now be able to access, read and even delete hidden (registered) DLL files. Simply click to open up the file. You can now delete these files just as you would delete other files from your system, but do not remove DLL files unless you know what you are doing and you are quite certain that the file is no longer needed.
5. Repeat the above procedure to undo the change and make all DLL files "hidden" again.

1. Press the Start button in the lower-right corner of your screen, and navigate to the Accessories menu to find the entry for Command Prompt. Alternately, you can type 'cmd' in the Start menu's search bar, in more recent versions of Windows.
2. Right-click on the Command Prompt icon and select 'Run as administrator.' Enter your administrative password.
3. Look at the window that appears. This is Command Prompt---an important program you can think of as a sort of mini-DOS within Windows, or an expanded version of the Run dialog that allows you to see any text output a command gives you. You'll see your operating system's version information, followed by 'C:\Windows\system32>' and a blinking cursor.
4. Type 'sfc /scannow' and press Enter. This will run the System File Checker, a text-based program that will look through all your system files, DLLs included, and replace any that are missing or damaged. This will take some time, so feel free to do something else until the process finishes. File Checker will show you the percentage of the scan completed, and print a list of any integrity violations discovered and fixed.

1. Go to the free DLL download website (see link in Resources) and click 'Download dnsapi.dll.'
2. Click 'Save' in the confirmation pop-up, navigate to the location on your hard drive where you want to save the file and click 'Save' to begin the download.
3. Right-click the saved DLL file and select 'Copy.' Go to the 'Start' menu, click 'Computer' or 'My Computer,' double-click the 'C:' drive, double-click the 'Windows' folder and then the 'System32' folder. Right-click anywhere in a blank space and select 'Paste.'
4. Go to the 'Start' menu, type 'run' in the 'Start Search' box and hit 'Enter.' (Windows XP users: Go to the 'Start' menu and click 'Run.') Type the following command in the search field and hit 'Enter' to register the DLL:Regsvr32 'C:\Windows\System32\dnsapi.dll'Click 'Yes' in the pop-up to confirm the registration.
5. Restart your computer.

CCleaner
1. Download the CCleaner program by going to the program site (see Resources for the link) and clicking on the download link.
2. Install CCleaner by following the install wizard. After this is over, double-click the application desktop icon to launch the program. Click the 'Registry' icon in the left-side pane.
3. Click the 'Scan for Issues' button and allow the program to scan for errors in the registry system. After the scan is finished, click the 'Fix selected issues' button. This will delete the errors in the registry.
Free Registry Cleaner
4. Download the Free Registry Cleaner program by going to the program site (see Resources for the link) and clicking the download link.
5. Install the program by following the installation wizard. Run the Registry Cleaner program by double-clicking the program's desktop icon and click 'Scan Now,' which is in the left-side menu of the program window. The scan will proceed to check for errors.
6. Click the 'Fix all' button in the program window. This action will fix the errors in the registry system.
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
7. Download the Eusing Free Registry Cleaner program by going to the program website (see Resources for the link) and clicking the download link.
8. Install the software by following the instructions in the install wizard. Launch the Eusing Free Registry Cleaner program by double-clicking its desktop icon.
9. Click on the 'Scan registry issue' option located in the left-side menu area. The program will proceed to check for registry errors.
10. Select the registry errors you want the program to repair and click the 'Repair registry issue' option. The registry will be cleaned.

1. Click 'Start' and select 'Computer' or 'My Computer.' Double-click your hard drive, typically your 'C' drive, and double-click to open the 'Windows' folder. Locate the 'Twain' sub-folder and search for the following four files: 'Twain.dll,' 'Twain_32.dll,' 'Twunk_16.exe' and 'Twunk_32.exe.' Right-click each of the files and select 'Delete.'
2. Right-click the 'Twain' sub-folder in the 'Windows' folder and select 'Rename.' Type any name you choose and press 'Enter.' Repeat this action to rename the 'Twain_32' sub-folder, also located in the 'Windows' folder. This folder contains a proprietary library file that installed with your scanner software. It has a .ds extension.
3. Insert the installation disk for your scanner into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Follow on-screen guided prompts to complete installation of your scanner software to its default location. This re-installs the TWAIN components.

Configuring a Home Page in Internet Explorer
1. Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of the Internet Explorer window, then click 'Internet Options.'
2. Type the name of the website that you would like to use as your home page in the box at the top of the window.
3. Click 'OK.'
4. Close Internet Explorer and re-open it. When Internet Explorer launches, your selected home page should be displayed. If it is not displayed, and you are using Internet Explorer 6, an error may have occurred during an update. Continue to Section 2 to learn how to resolve this issue.
Re-registering Internet Explorer DLL Files
5. Press the Windows logo and 'R' keys simultaneously to display the 'Run' dialog box. Type 'cmd' without quotation marks into the 'Run' box and press 'Enter.' The command prompt will open.
6. Type 'regsvr32 scrrun.dll' and press 'Enter.' A window will pop up saying 'DllRegisterServer in scrrun.dll succeeded.' Click 'OK.' With each step following this one, click 'OK' to close the confirmation window that opens following each typed command.
7. Type 'regsvr32 msxml.dll' and press 'Enter.'
8. Type 'regsvr32 mshtml.dll' and press 'Enter.'
9. Type 'regsvr32 shdocvw.dll' and press 'Enter.'
10. Type 'regsvr32 browseui.dll' and press 'Enter.'
11. Type 'regsvr32 msjava.dll' and press 'Enter.'
12. Type 'regsvr32 urlmon.dll' and press 'Enter.'
13. Type 'regsvr32 actxprxy.dll' and press 'Enter.'
14. Open Internet Explorer. It should now display the home page that you have selected.

1. Log on to your computer with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Open the Start menu and click the 'Search' button.
3. Choose to search all files and folders, and then enter 'winupd.dll' into the search box and press 'Enter.'
4. Note the path of the winupd.dll file by writing it down or copying it into a word processing document.
5. Open the 'Start' menu again, click the 'Run' button and type 'cmd' into the text box. Hit 'OK' to launch the command prompt window.
6. Navigate to the location of the winupd.dll file using the 'cd' command, which stands for 'change directory.'
7. Type 'regsvr32 /u [winupd.dll]' into the command prompt window and hit the 'Enter' key to unregister the corrupted file.
8. Go to the location of the winupd.dll file in a Windows Explorer window and delete the file.

1. Scan your computer with an anti-virus program. Many free programs available include AVG Anti-virus and Avira. Many dll errors are caused by virus or spyware programs that are corrupting your registry; scan the system (via a simple step-by-step process) and delete any hazardous files that are flagged in order to stop the corruption.
2. Download and run a registry cleaner. A number of free programs available online can clean your registry and correct errors. Abexo Registry Cleaner and Eusing Registry Cleaner are useful free programs. Just click on the 'Scan' button and select the drive you want to scan, and they will correct the registry errors in that drive.
3. Remove any programs from your computer that you do not use. The more programs on your system that are accessing the dll files, the more likely errors will occur. Access your Control Panel through the Start menu and select 'Add or Remove Programs.' A list will populate showing your programs. Click on a program from the list to select it and then click on the 'Remove' button on the left of the window.

1. Navigate to one of the software-download sites listed in the resources. All of these provide software programs that can be used for fun, productivity and system maintenance. Many, but not all, of the programs are free.
2. Scroll through the available registry utilities, making sure the site lists only free programs (freeware) or that the program has 'freeware' listed in its properties or description.
3. Read through the reviews and product description of the registry utility to ensure the program does what is needed for the registry errors occurring. Reviews are helpful because they let other users know how well the program works and if it works as advertised.
4. Select a free registry utility to download. Install the program. Attempt to fix the registry errors, following the program's instructions.

If The 'Data Access Object Library' Is Not Registered
1. Open Microsoft Excel 7.0.
2. Use the mouse and click on a module sheet.
3. Click on the tab at the top of the page marked 'Tools,' scroll down and click on 'References.'
4. Click on 'Microsoft DAO 3.0 Object Library' in the dialogue box under Advanced References. Click on 'OK' to confirm and continue to Step 6. If 'Microsoft DAO 3.0 Object Library' is not available, continue to step 5.
5. Click on the box marked 'Browse.' Locate the file Dao3032.dll by browsing through, 'Program Files,' 'Common Files,' 'Microsoft Shared' and finally 'Dao.' In this folder file Dao3032.dll will be present. Click the file and click 'OK' to confirm.
6. Click 'OK' in the References box to confirm and save your new settings. If this has not corrected 'Error 424,' continue to Section 2.
If the 'Data Access Object Files' Are Missing, Damaged, Or Unregistered
7. Open the start menu and click on the program 'Run.' Enter 'regedit' into the Run open box. Click 'OK.'
8. Click and open the folders in the registry editor in the following order: 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,' 'Software,' 'Microsoft,' 'Windows, ' 'Current Version, ' finally open 'SharedDLLs.'
9. Click on the the value 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\dao3032.dll' in the SharedDLLs folder. Excel 97 users click on the value 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL'
10. Click 'modify' in the Edit Menu to open the 'DWORD value dialog box'. Enter '1' into the dialog box and click OK. Click 'Exit' on the registry editor.
11. Run the 'Microsoft Office Setup program in maintenance mode.' When prompted click 'Remove All' and again click 'Remove All' to shared components. Restart the computer after Setup is completed. Re-Install Microsoft Office using the 'Microsoft Setup Disk.'

1. Click on the 'Start' button and select 'Run.' Perform this step if you are able to boot into windows, which means you have the ability to replace your rundll32.exe using the 'Run' command.
2. Type the following in the 'Run' dialog box (Replace the X with the letter of your CD drive):expand X:\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
3. Reboot the computer. The rundll32.exe file has been replaced.
4. Perform a repair install. You must do this if you are unable to boot into Windows. Insert the Windows or OEM system recovery into your CD drive. Restart the computer.
5. Press any key on the keyboard to boot from the CD, when prompted.
6. Press 'Enter' to begin the repair process when you see the 'Welcome to Setup' screen. Do not press R.
7. Select the installation you want to repair from the list (usually C:\WINDOWS 'Microsoft Windows XP ...'). Press 'R' to enter repair mode. When prompted, press 'F8' to accept the Windows licensing agreement.
8. Windows will initiate a repair installation. When complete, your operating system is restored but your files and data remain intact.

1. Launch Visual Studio. Select your application's project. Click on the right-most drop-down menu in the project workspace. It shows two entries: 'Win32 Debug' and 'Win32 Release.' Choose 'Win32 Debug.'
2. Click on 'Build' in the project workspace menu or select 'Build <application project name>' to rebuild the application in Debug mode.
3. Run the new build within Visual Studio.
4. Note the information provided such as source filename, line number, module name or library when you get the 'Assertion Failure' message. Press 'Retry' to debug the source code.
5. Press 'Alt+7' ('Alt' and then '7' while Alt is pressed) to bring up the Debug window. Look in the call stack from top to bottom, and go to the first function from your application source code, skipping the system calls that are a part of the code generated by the compiler.
6. Read your application function line by line. Note and track each function parameter, local, global and static variable used. Look for pointer variables being used without a conditional statement that checks if the pointer is NULL. Look for uninitialized pointers and array indices gone out of bounds.
7. Correct programming errors that you find in and/or around this piece of code, possibly in the parent function or previously called function.
8. Follow the debug call stack to see which line in the application caused the violation if the error is not yet diagnosed. Step through the nested calls to detect the error. These could be a combination of MFC, Windows library and system calls.
9. Use the utility 'PageHeap.exe' to debug complex Windows Memory Heap reference errors that cannot be caught by diagnosing application code. Use the information given by the assertion message for further tracking.

Reinstall Windows--For System Crashes
1. Obtain a Windows installation CD that is the same exact type as your current system; for example, Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, etc. Place it into your disc drive. If your system is corrupted, you will have to manually install the program.
2. Type 'FORMAT C:' and hit 'Enter.' This will turn your PC back to its factory settings, thereby erasing all of your data, software, and upgrades.
3. Press 'Y' when asked if you want to install the program. Wait for the program to install.
4. Type 'D:' and hit 'Enter.' This tells your computer to read the CD in the disc drive. The 'D' drive is the default letter for your disc drive.
5. Type 'CD\Win98 (or whatever your operating system is) and press 'Enter.'
6. Type 'Setup' and press 'Enter.'
7. Follow the installation prompts from the CD.
Reinstalling the Kernel32.dll File Only--For a Working PC
8. Download and install a registry cleaner to your computer.
9. Run the program and fix any '.dll' errors specified in the log report.
10. Download the Kernel32.dll file from a website with a clean copy of this file.
11. Press 'Start', then 'Run' and type in 'system32.'
12. Copy the Kernel32.dll file to this directory (or drag and drop it into the window). Close the window. You should no longer receive the '.dll' error message after this point.

1. Launch Windows and log in with an administrator account.
2. Click the 'Start' button and choose the 'Control Panel' selection. The Control Panel folder will open. Click on 'Programs' and choose the 'Programs and Features' link. A window will appear that displays all the programs installed on your computer.
3. Click on the file name of the OCX files you want to remove. Click the 'Uninstall' button at the top of the programs list.
4. Click the 'Next' button in the Windows Uninstaller Wizard that appears to begin removing the OCX file. A progress bar will appear displaying the status of the removal process. Click 'Done' in the verification message to close the uninstaller.
5. Restart the computer to save any changes to the settings and configurations.

1. Read the error message carefully. It should give information about what kind of resources you need.
2. Close other programs and restart your computer. Some resources, like memory, are held temporarily and restarting the computer will release these resources. If you still receive lack of memory errors, you may need to install more memory.
3. Make space available on your hard drive. Right click on the Start menu and choose 'Open Windows Explorer.' Delete files you do not need. Go to the Control Panel and choose 'Uninstall a program.' Select programs you don't need, one at a time and click on 'Uninstall.'
4. Download and install a malware remover such as Adaware or Webroot Spysweeper. Update the software to install the latest malware definitions. Use the 'Scan' function to scan the whole computer, select any problems found and remove them. Restart the computer.

1. Press the 'Start' button and click 'Run.'
2. Type the letters 'cmd' into the 'Run' dialogue box. A command prompt window appears on your screen.
3. Type this command line into the command prompt window,'RUNDLL.EXE <dllname>,<entrypoint> <optional arguments>'. The <dllname> is the .dll file name you want to run. The <entrypoint> is the location in the .dll file that can be run via Rundll32. The <optional arguments> are arguments you need in order to run a DLL.
4. Press 'Enter' to run a DLL as an EXE.

1. Press the Windows button on your keyboard. Type 'cmd' in the 'Search' field. Press Enter.
2. Insert the Windows installation disc into the CD drive.
3. Type 'cd i386' in the prompt and press Enter.
4. Type 'sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe' in the prompt and press Enter.
5. Type 'Exit' and press Enter. Reboot your computer and ensure the error messages are gone. Open an audio file to ensure the sound works.

1. Disable any anti-spyware programs you have running if you run into the 1721 error during installation. This error occurs when a security tool interferes with the installer package. Disabling an anti-spyware program varies depending on the program, but can generally be performed by right-clicking the security tool's icon on the system tray and clicking 'Disable.'
2. Delete the contents of the Java 'jre' folder if you run into the 25099 installation error. Access this folder by clicking the Windows 'Start' button, 'My Computer,' double-clicking the 'C:' drive and double-clicking the 'Program Files' folder.
3. Double-click the 'Java' and double-click the 'jre' folder. Delete the contents of this folder. Try installing Java again (see Resources).
4. Check your Internet connection if you run into the 403 error. This error mostly occurs if the network fails during installation, and Java loses access to the download server and stops in the middle of installation.
5. Download Java offline you are still running into problems (see Resources). Run the setup to install Java. Close and relaunch your Web browser when the installation is complete.
6. Enable the Java console. Do so by clicking the Windows 'Start' button, selecting the 'Control Panel' and double-clicking the Java icon.
7. Click the 'Advanced' tab and click the '+' sign next to Java Console. Place a check on the 'Show Console' radio button and click 'Apply.'

If You Can Log in to Windows...
1. Power on the computer and log in to Windows with an administrator account.
2. Click the 'Start' button, 'All Programs,' 'Accessories' and then 'Command Prompt.' The Windows Command Prompt dialog box appears. Note that you can type 'Cmd' or 'Command' in the 'Start' menu search box and press 'Enter' to access the command prompt as well.
3. Type 'sfc /scannow' without quotes at the command prompt. Wait for Windows to scan system files and verify them. If Windows detects a corrupt or missing 'Shell32.exe' file, it replaces it from the Windows Protected Files hidden folder. If the file in the cache folder is corrupt or damaged, Windows prompts you for the installation disc so that it can copy the file from it.
If You Cannot Log in to Windows...
4. Shut down the computer and restart it. Insert the Windows installation disc into the optical drive as soon as the system restarts. Press the 'F1,' 'F12' or whichever other key your system requires to access the boot menu for your computers. Select the 'Boot from CD' option and press 'Enter.' Note that some PCs boot from the CD automatically without user intervention. If you need to press a key to access the boot menu, the system usually displays the key you need to press on the screen during the boot process. If the machine does not display the message, refer to the user guide for your computer.
5. Click 'Next' when presented with the 'Select Language' screen. Click 'Next' on the 'Repair Your Computer' and 'System Recovery Options' screens. Note the drive letter of the Windows Recovery Tools in the second 'System Recovery Options' window. Note that it is probably not the 'C:\' drive, as Windows usually writes the files to a partition separate from the one used for the operating system.
6. Click 'Command Prompt' in the 'Choose a Recovery Tool' window. The Command Prompt appears on the screen. After the command prompt appears, type the command:'sfc /scannow /offbootdir=f:\ /offwindir=f:\windows' -- include the spaces but not the quotes. Change the 'f' variable that appears twice in the command line to the drive letter that appeared in the 'System Recovery Options' window. For instance, if the drive shown was the '(L:)' drive, change the 'f' to 'l' in the command line.
7. Press the 'Enter' key and wait for Windows to scan your system and check for missing or corrupted systems files, such as System32.dll. If Windows finds problems, it replaces the files with ones from the installation disc.
8. Type 'Exit' to close the Command Prompt window and restart the computer.

Repairing Winsock in Windows XP SP2 and Later
1. Click the 'Start' button, then click 'Run.'
2. Type 'cmd' in the 'Run' dialog box and press 'Enter' to display the Windows XP command prompt.
3. Type 'netsh winsock reset' and press 'Enter.' Windows should display the message 'Successfully reset the Winsock Catalog.'
4. Close the command prompt and restart Windows XP. When the computer is finished restarting, you should be able to get online. If you still have a problem, continue to the next section.
Repairing Winsock in Windows XP SP1 and Earlier
5. Click the 'Start' button, then click 'Run.'
6. Type 'regedit' in the 'Run' dialog box and press 'Enter' to open the registry editor.
7. Use the list of folders in the left pane of the window to navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,' 'System,' 'CurrentControlSet' and 'Services.'
8. Right-click the 'Services' folder, then click 'Export.' Navigate to the desktop, type 'Winsock Backup' in the 'File Name' box and click the 'Save' button. This creates a backup of the portion of the Windows XP registry that you are about to modify. If you experience a problem during this process, double-click the 'Winsock Backup' file to restore the registry to its original state.
9. Right-click the 'Winsock' folder under the 'Services' folder, then click 'Delete.' Click 'Yes' to confirm.
10. Right-click the 'Winsock2' folder under the 'Services' folder, then click 'Delete.' Click 'Yes' to confirm.
11. Close the registry editor and restart Windows XP.
12. Click the 'Start' button after Windows reloads, then click 'Control Panel.'
13. Double-click the 'Network Connections' icon.
14. Right-click the icon representing the connection that you use to get online (usually 'Local Area Connection) and then click 'Properties.'
15. Click the 'Install' button, then double-click 'Protocol' in the window that appears.
16. Click the 'Have Disk' button.
17. Type 'C:\Windows\inf' in the box labeled 'Copy manufacturer's files from.' Click 'OK.'
18. Double-click 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).'
19. Click the 'Close' button, then restart Windows XP. When the computer finishes restarting, you should be able to get online.

1. Download the Normaliz.dll file.
2. Right-click the saved DLL file and click 'Copy.' Go to the 'Start' menu, click 'Computer,' double-click the 'C:' drive, double-click the 'Windows' folder and then the 'System32' folder. Right-click anywhere in a blank space and click 'Paste.'
3. Go to the 'Start' menu, type 'run' in the 'Start Search' box and press 'Enter.' Type Regsvr32 'C:\Windows\System32\normaliz.dll' in the search field and hit 'Enter' to register the DLL. Click 'Yes' in the pop-up to confirm the registration.
4. Restart your computer.

1. Download a new copy of the MSVCR71.DLL file and save it to the desktop of your computer (see link in Resources).
2. Extract the MSVCR71.DLL file from the downloaded ZIP file. Right-click on the file and select 'Extract All.' Click the 'Browse' button and select the directory of the program that is requesting the DLL file.
3. Allow Windows to overwrite any existing MSVCR71.DLL file in the directory. Reboot your computer when the extraction is complete.
4. Open a Command Prompt. Click the Windows logo and enter the command 'cmd' in the 'Search' field for Windows Vista or Windows 7. Press 'Enter.' Click the 'Start' button and then choose 'Run' for Windows XP or an earlier version of Windows. Type 'cmd' into the 'Open' box and press 'Enter.'
5. Type the command 'regsvr32 {path}\msvcr71.dll' at the command prompt where '{path}' is the full path to the location where you extracted the DLL file ('C:\application\' for instance). Restart the computer again.

1. See Resources for a link to dll-files.com. From this website you can download a large range of .dll files.
2. Search for the particular file that needs to be restored. If you're not sure what it is, open the program that was bringing up the .dll cache file errors. It will state what cache files they are. Write these down (many .dll files look incredibly similar), then go back and select the file. The files can be searched by the first letter (or number) that appears in the name, then the list will be alphabetized.
3. Click 'Click here to go to the download of---' with the name of the file you need to download following it. A new window will now load. This time select 'Download ------' followed by the name of the file. The file will now be downloaded in zip format to the computer.
4. Open the file. If a zip program is installed on the computer it will automatically launch. If not, the second link in 'Resources' provides a trial version of WinZip. Locate the file in the system directory (C:\\Windows\System32) and click 'Extract.' This will restore the .dll cache files that were missing.
5. Restart the computer. When the computer finishes booting, launch the program that was having the issues. It should now open and run properly without any error.

1. Go to the free DLL download website (see link in the References section) and click 'Download hal.dll' link. Click 'Save' in the pop-up window to begin the download.
2. Double-click the saved ZIP file to automatically decompress it with either WinRAR or WinZIP. Right-click the 'hal.dll' file and select 'Copy.'
3. Go to the 'Start' menu, select 'Computer' or 'My Computer,' double-click the 'C:' drive, double-click the 'Windows' folder and then the 'System32' folder, right-click anywhere in a blank space and select 'Paste.'
4. Go to the 'Start' menu, select 'Run' (type 'run' and hit 'Enter' after clicking the 'Start' menu in Windows 7 and Vista), type the following command in the search line and click 'OK' to register the DLL:regsvr32 'C:\Windows\System32\hal.dll'

1. Download and save the dbghelp.dll file to your desktop.
2. Click 'Start,' and type 'C: Windows/System32' in the 'Start Search' field. Press 'Enter.' The System32 folder opens.
3. Locate the fdbghelp.dll file on the desktop. Drag the file to the System32 folder. Confirm the replacement of the file when the prompt appears.
4. Click 'Start' and type' regsvr32 dbghelp.dll' in the 'Start Search' field. Press 'Enter' to register the file.

1. Right-click anywhere on your Windows desktop. Select 'Properties.' If you use Windows Vista or Windows 7, select 'Personalize' and click on 'Display Settings' at the bottom of the list.
2. Click on the 'Settings' tab. Ignore this step if you use Vista or Windows 7.
3. Click on the 'Color Quality' drop-down menu. Select the 'Highest (32 Bit)' option.
4. Click on 'Apply.' Select 'OK' to end the task.